Why You:
You are looking for something more from your job. Maybe a bigger problem to solve with both immediate and long term impact, or perhaps you just need a mission you can believe in everyday. You are scrappy and collaborative while looking to join a supportive culture with a bias for action. You dig balanced startup life and can wrestle challenges with grace. You love big, interesting problems and bringing solutions to the masses while making sure it feels personal, authentic and connected. If this sounds like you, we'd like to talk.

Responsibilities
●Comfortable working on both Ruby on Rails (RoR) for our backend and ReactJS for the frontend.
●Ability to lead writing and implementing feature design documents, and working with product designers to ensure our implementation matches pixel perfect mockups
●Able to balance resolving the technical debt of an existing code base with delivering on business objectives
●Collaborate with others in feature design document review and pull requests
●Comfortable using MySQL or formal BI tools to collect and use data to support business decisions
●Assist and lead bug triage steps all the way through resolution
●Resistance to complacency to help drive improvements in our processes to always ensure that we’re considering better ways to get things done, efficiently
●Pair programming with other developers and engineers

Pre-requisites
●4+ years of full-time experience on a production web application; venture backed startup experience preferred
●Experience using Git Flow for collaborative source code management (we use Github)
●Comfort working with abstract data types, knowing when to use which, when to use off the shelf, and when to build from scratch (and a huge preference to use off the shelf)
●A passion for self documenting code, through efficient naming, commenting, and a bias towards keeping things simple

Why us?
The Mom Project is a freshly funded ($8M Series A in December 2018) startup HQ'd in Chicago's Fulton Market District. Our team is growing as we push to rewrite the narrative for working women at every life stage. We believe women should be able to choose both a successful family life AND career aspirations without sacrificing one over the other.

We are a marketplace and community that matches companies with diverse talent. This critical match drives businesses forward, while expanding professional opportunities for women.

We're just getting started. Join us in building the future of work. We need all hands on deck, your journey starts now....

Location

Dog friendly office in Fulton Market next to great restaurants, bars and shops. A quick walk from Green Line (Morgan) or Blue Line (Grand)

An Insider's view of The Mom Project

What's something quirky about your company?

It's a dog-eat-dog world around here... but in the best way possible. We love our furry friends! The more, the merrier.

Katie

Marketing & Partnerships

What projects are you most excited about?

I wouldn't say there is just one project I am most excited about (mostly because we have so many!) I will say that being able to be a sounding board for these women, some who have never been able to discuss their families while in the midst of their job search, is truly incredible. I'm just happy and excited to be a part of their journey!

Mandy

Talent Success Manager

What makes someone successful on your team?

Someone who is organized, able to multitask like a boss, be action-oriented and driven can be successful on our team. Also, if you can communicate your needs internally to your teammates in real-time and also congratulate them on their wins, you can be successful at The Mom Project!

Lara

Sr. Manager, Talent Success

How do you empower your team to be more creative?

I encourage my team to be creative by taking short spans (2-3 days) where we completely step out of our day-to-day work and focus on larger ideas. By unshackling from the "to-do" list and flexing our brains in a different way, we come up with incredibly interesting and creative solutions that we may not have if we were stuck to a meeting agenda.

Colleen

Head of Community & Marketing

How does the company support your career growth?

After my youngest turned 4, I started to think about going back to work. I wasn't sure of the opportunities that would be available to me after a break in employment. The Mom Project provided me with an opportunity to get "back in the game." I now have the balance I was seeking and am so grateful for the opportunities that TMP has provided!

Megan

Talent Success Manager

What are The Mom Project Perks + Benefits

The Mom Project Benefits Overview

At The Mom Project, we work hard to live the mission and emphasize individual accountability, respect, & flexibility. Our benefits and perks are guided by those ideas. We come to work having fun everyday knowing that the work we are doing can deeply effect a woman's life; and not only that, but the lives of everyone in her life. We are here to advocate for and raise up women in the workplace, and there's an awesome feeling that comes with that!